Много неприятна книжка. Трагедии, драми, болести, смърт, война, нещастна любов, нещастни хора, нещастно описание, нещастно повествование, нещастни случки и още по-нещастни разминавания, а накрая - нещастен край. Всичко това в посредствен стил.
И все пак имаше един момент, който ми хареса - на взаимоотношенията между сина и бащата, които също бяха нещастни и трагични, с трагичен и нещастен край, но имаше нещо трогтелно.
И всичко това така дразни, толкова е претенциозно, че ми се отщя.
Едва я довърших тази нещастна книга.

4,75⭐

n  "Love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than you care for your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be."n

Dear John,

Why do you have to break my heart?

This is the first ever Nicholas Sparks books I've read since I've never been a big fan of romance book. But I'm so glad I've given Dear John a try. I must say Channing Tatum charmed me, but really, a friend of mine, when she found out that I've never read any book from this brilliant author, and haven't watched any movie too convinced me to read it and just give it a try. Blessed her heart, because Dear John will forever stay with me.

When I started reading this book, I was having a hard time finishing the Prologue chapter alone. I tried multiple times, but I always find myself reading the same sentences over and over again. Sometimes, it makes me sleep I realized I haven't even changed the page. When I was about to give up on this book, I thought about giving it one last try. I started reading it again, from the first page, and 6 eatless and back breaking hours later I'm halfway through the book. I can't put it down. I'm so invested with the story and the characters that I knew there was no going back. The start might be slow but it will be worth it in the end.

I cried bucket of tears in this book. Mostly because of John's father. He's warm, kind and a loving father. Reading about him made me reminisce the moments I have with the father I lost. Sure my father isn't anything like John's father. While his was gentle, mine was rough, but just like his, mine was awkward and a loving father. I couldn't stop my tears from flowing every time I get to the part where John describes his father, but that's not the only heartbreaking scene in this book.

n  "But I did meet her; that's the thing that makes my current life so strange. I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart."n

It's strange really. I should have found the above quote so cheesy it hurts, but the thing was, even then it sounds sincere and sad to me. I knew that this book was more than cheesy and romance story.

Now, let's talk about the ending. I've heard humors about Nicholas Sparks's novels, I just never realized it was like this. But honestly, I'd probably hate this book if it didn't end up the way it did. It hurts, sure, but that's what makes it so real and remarkable for me. I wouldn't be able to forget about this book anytime soon, in fact I'm on my way on watching the movie right about now.

Now, please excuse me while I go and put my heart back together.

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Nicholas Sparks is my “go-to” author, when it comes to romance. Or when it comes to not-happy-ever-after and I want to cry. It’s a gamble when I pick one of his books, never knowing whether the couple will stay together. But one thing always happens – I do cry. Every single time. Dear John was nothing different. A love story between a US Army Soldier who comes home for a break and a girl he meets in his hometown, who’s there for a volunteering project over the summer.

Savannah is so different from the other girls, so caring and so generous in everything she does. And when they meet with John, it is love at first sight. They spend an amazing time together, but then 9/11 happens and John feels the responsibility to re-enlist. And this long separation makes Savannah fall in love with someone else.

Dear John is one of those books that always makes me cry, and always leaves me with a pain in my heart, as if I have suffered all the pain. It is very emotional and real to the core. After I finished it this time around, I just wanted to consume all the pain John felt and lessen his burden. There is something about his character that makes me care so much.

n  “What does it mean to truly love another?”n

Dear John covers a lot of important topics that are still relevant, even today.
For example, how re-enlisting in the army is expected, and is considered a duty, rather than a choice. When it seems like it’s a choice, but if you choose “wrongly” it’s frowned upon – I don’t consider that free will. And from experience, leaving the army is probably the biggest labyrinth of administration ever made.

Another topic that I greatly appreciated in Dear John was the subject of autism. John has a very troublesome relationship with her father due to this, and not knowing of his dad’s situation, he reacts in a certain way. And I love how Savannah is there to support him, and bond with his dad as well. I loved his hobby – coin collecting. As a stamp collector, I know how much joy there is in finding something rare, and finally completing a set. I was very sad about the outcome on this particular topic, but it is what it is.

Savannah – I will never understand why she made the decisions that she did. I know that she made the mistake, and I think every reader knows it. Which is why this book hurts the way it does. It pains me to the core, because I know it is true love, but they are just never meant to be. And that last chapter says everything.

And John. Dear John.

My heart goes to him, for everything he goes through. His pain is too much to handle, and I will always remember him as the sad hero that was never able to be with his true love.

n  “And when her lips met mine, I knew that I could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when I first kissed the girl of my dreams and knew that my love would last forever.”n

I want to say that I recommend it to you all, but I know it will make you cry. I’m not recommending this because it will make you sad. I am recommending this for the experience. And for all the never-after loves.

This is by far my favorite story by Nicholas Sparks, with The Last Song being a close runner up. I actually watched the movie first and fell in love with the actors because they did such a great job portraying all of the emotion this story contains. Since I loved the movie, I got the book. This is the first time I can honestly say that I loved them both the same. The funny thing is there are some significant differences between the two, the ending being the most critical, yet I loved the way the movie ended and I also loved the way the book ended even though they were very, very different. I've never had that experience before.

Since this book was entirely in the first person POV of John, the only person's head you are ever in is John's. I think that was one of the things that made the book so poignant for me. It was so decidedly male in regards to the perspective of the story, but in this book Sparks shows a side of men that you can only experience from reading John's internal thoughts. You can't capture that on film, and that was what made the book so powerful.

This is a love story in it's purest form and I found it truly inspirational that John gained so much insight and maturity from his relationship with Savannah and their experiences. He learned from the pain as well as the good times, but for John, the painful lessons made him stronger and gave his life another layer to it that he embraced. That was truly inspirational for me. The way John concluded his thoughts about what real love is would make even the toughest of hearts melt. It wasn't sappy either, but truly insightful and touching. If you've never read Sparks before and you want to see some of his best work, start with this one. It's not depressing, but rather hauntingly beautiful and I loved it!

I didn't finish this because of the content. There were a few swear words scattered throughout. The romance wasn't really detailed, but I just didn't feel comfortable reading about a couple sleeping together, even if it was "just that". There were some sweet moments in this, and it's hard to stop reading! I love John's father!! But Savannah was the most interesting to me because she seems like a Christian, but a lot of her actions just seem so un-Christian like.

I loved the writing style and it almost makes me want to try another of his books!

My dad always said that when you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just hard as what you're going through
p-71, Dear John.

Saya sangat suka kalimat di atas, dan secara keseluruhan saya suka buku ini. Mungkin karena belakangan ini bacaan saya didominasi dengan buku fantasi, metropop ringan, giliran baca drama mengharu biru ini perasaan saya berasa dicampur aduk. Secara ratu drama gituuuu :p

Saya sejak bab awal sudah jatuh cinta dengan buku ini, covernya yang meneduhkan hati, dan juga ceritanya yang indah. Bku kedua Nic Sparks yang saya baca, pertama dulu baca Msg in a bottle, yang berlalu saja tanpa kesan. Jadi pengen baca ulang bukunya. Saya sih ga masalah dengan buku yang ga hepi end, asal jelas aja ga hepi endnya bukan kegantung ga jelas seperti buku love hate and hocus pocus.

Ok, balik ke dear john, secara garis besar menceritakan kisah cinta antara John dan Savannah. Berawal dari pertemuan kilat di pantai yang berlanjut dengan kencan romantis selama seminggu. Mereka berdua terpaksa berpisah karena John harus kembali ke medan perang. Cerita ini juga diwarnai dengan hubungan kaku John dan ayahnya yang ternyata oh ternyata.... spoiler kalo diceritakan, mendingan baca sendiri aja ato nonton pilemnya, lumayan bisa liat mas Tatum :)

Membaca buku ini membuat saya merasakan kembali debar-debar cinta saat jatuh cinta, sesaknya dada saat rindu mendera, plus tersenyum sambil menitikkan air mata saat membaca bab terakhir. Recommended!!

If you love Nicholas Sparks writing, you'll probably like this book. If you hate Nicholas Sparks writing, I can't imagine why you'd even consider reading Dear John. I enjoyed reading this for what it was for me, the other end of the spectrum from the last book I read, which was unemotional and too sterile. In typical Sparks style, Dear John is emotional, with writing that isn't meant to challenge you on any level.

The storyline is predictable, the writing is overly stylized and meant to tug at your heartstrings, but it was just what I needed for a change of pace.

3.5. I went back and forth on this one but giving it three starts didn't feel right. I felt emotionally moved by some scenes, though I'm not completely sure if those feelings were fabricated by Nicholas Sparks or if they were my own.

Sparks' writing is unique - in terms of strength it leaves something to be desired, but purposefully pulls you into the perspective of the character. I generally empathized with John, especially with his relationship with his father and some of his more awkward moments. I did not really care for Savannah, like Tim described her I felt she was naive and unrealistic.

The plot in Dear John was my least favorite of Nicholas Sparks' yet. The ending was painful to read; surely he could have devised a better way to finish such a fantastic beginning.

I can read this book a million times and i am sure that i'll cry each time. Why does love has to be so difficult,why does Nicholas Sparks always has to make me cry? Why does he has to write such books which are so amazing and wonderful and frustratingly good?.I mean this is so unfair,everytime i pick Nicholas spark's book I know at the end I am gonna cry and amazingly I am gonna love the book immensely.I cried a little reading The Notebook and A walk to remember which were good but Dear John is just awesome so hope everyone would understand how much I have cried reading it. I really don't have any idea how am i suppose to write a review on a book like this,I don't think i am smart with words,I dunno how I am gonna write all the emotions I have felt while reading it.When I completed this book I felt as if my heart has broken into a million pieces for John. I have loved the character of John sooooooo much. I know to get someone like John you really have to be god's favourite.
The book started with angry rebel John getting tired of his life and joining army,I must say his character was really strong and intense,incomprehensible in the beginning but lovable. He meets a girl named Savannah during his holidays and falls in love with her right away. Savannah changes John's life in the ways one can change a human. But unfortunately John has to leave at the end of his break, their keep correspondence through letters and phone calls but Savannah grows tired of waiting for him and falls in love with someone else,but John loves Savannah from the depth of his soul,he loved her to the limit where a human can love another human. I hate Savannah for being so vain and forgetting him,how could she have forgotten all those days,i seriously can't understand.
The end part was the most difficult for me to read when John visits Savannah after she is married. With each line i felt like crying,by the end i was frustrated and angry at Nicholas Sparks, why did he had to end the book by breaking John's heart.This book is so unfair but then I guess love was never fair to anyone. This book shows the actual meaning of love. This book would be hated by people who think falling in love is being together all the time,going on dates,spending rest of the life happily ever after,even I thought the same before reading this book but I was utterly and shamelessly wrong. Love is not about being together physically,its being together in each other's heart and memories.Love is'nt only about spending rest of the life together it's about spending your life for the person you love,sacrificing everything you have for that one person even if you don't get to be with that person.Love is not only about being in one's heart,it's about being in one's soul,in one's memories like John and Savannah did.That is what Dear John has taught me.This book is a fresh change for me. I just love this book immensely and irrevocably. I am gonna treasure the memory of John in my heart for as long as I shall live.

Ik zat heel lang op 3.5 ster maar door dat einde moet ik het wel 4 sterren geven
Erg mooi boek en dat einde was onverwachts

Well, another heartbreaking Nicholas Sparks' book... Haha...
I just loved it, I really enjoying and yeah, still has that cheesy kind of romance but I just don't know really liked it